Guest guest Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 by Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja Crying is Required The sisya or sadhaka should always cry for guru-krpa, the causeless mercy of the guru. Unless you cry for it you cannot get it. Nobody can get that mercy without crying. For example, when the child cries, the mother runs, thinking, “Oh, my child is crying.” The child cannot be pacified by anything without the mother’s presence. Because she is engaged in performing household duties the mother may give the child a toy or a doll to play with, but the child will throw down that toy or doll and cry and cry. So unless you cry, how can you get that mercy? This crying is required — karuna na hoile, kandiya kandiya, prana na rakhibo ara. Therefore we sing this song. We must cry and cry for the mercy of guru. Unless you cry how can you get it? Those who have cried have received the mercy. gurudeva! krpa-bindu diya, koro’ ei dase, trnapekha ati hina sakala-sahane, bolo diya koro nija mane sprha-hina sakale samman, korite sakati, deho’ natha! jathajatha tabe to’ gaibo, harinama-sukhe, aparadha ha’be hata kabe heno krpa, lobhiya e jana, krtartha hoibe, natha! sakti-buddhi-hin, ami ati din, koro’ more atma-satha jogyata-vicare, kichu nahi pai, tomara karuna sara karuna na hoile, kandiya kandiya, prana na rakhibo ara "Gurudeva! By a drop of your mercy make this servant of yours more humble than a blade of grass. Give me strength to bear all trials and troubles, and free me from all desires for personal honor. O lord and master! Invest me with the power to properly honor all living beings. Only then will I sing the holy name in great ecstasy and will all my offenses cease. O lord and master! When will this person be blessed by obtaining your mercy? I am low, fallen, and devoid of all strength and intelligence. Please make me your beloved servant. When I examine myself, I find nothing of good value. Your mercy is therefore essential to me. If you are not merciful, I will constantly weep, and I will not maintain my life any longer." (6) This is our prayer. This weeping or crying is required. Unless the child cries the mother will not run and the child cannot get the mother’s breast. Similarly, unless you cry how can you get the darsana of Sri Guru? When the child cries the mother runs to him. Similarly, although the guru may be in some other part of the world, when the disciple cries the guru runs there. Sri Guru is karuna-maya, he is causelessly merciful. Thus whether he is manifest or unmanifest he gives darsana to his disciple. He may also come in a dream to give his darsana. This guru-tattva is nitya-tattva — an eternal transcendental tattva. It is eternally prakata, manifest. It is not aprakata, unmanifest. There is no question of guru-tattva becoming unmanifest. This sri-guru-carana is inconceivable. It cannot be understood through one’s material knowledge, intelligence, or merit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindaram Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 gurudeva! krpa-bindu diya, koro; ei dase, trnapekha ati hina sakala-sahane, bolo diya koro nija mane sprha-hina What is the exact name of this song? please. /images/graemlins/smile.gif I have not come across it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 Gurudeva (from Saranagati) by Srila Thakura Bhaktivinoda Mahasaya 1 gurudev! krpa-bindu diya, koro'ei dase, trnapekha ati hina sakala sahane, bala diya koro', nija-mane sprha-hina 2 sakale sammana korite sakati deho' natha! jathajatha tabe to' gaibo, hari-nama-sukhe aparadha ha'be hata 3 kabe heno krpa, labhiya e jana, krtartha hoibe, natha! sakti-buddhi-hina, ami ati dina, koro' more atma-satha 4 jogyata-vicare, kichu nahi pai, tomara karuna - sara karuna na hoile, kandiya kandiya, prana na rakhibo ara 1) Gurudeva, give to this servant just one drop of mercy. I am lower than a blade of grass. Give me all help. Give me strength. Let me be as you are, without desires or aspirations. 2) I offer you all respects, for thus I may have the energy to know you correctly. Then, by chanting the holy name in great ecstasy, all my offenses will cease. 3) When will such mercy fall to this one who is weak and devoid of intelligence? Allow me to be with you. 4) If you examine me, you will find no qualities. Your mercy is all that I am made of. If you are not merciful unto me, I can on]y weep, and I will not be able to maintain my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 SONGS OF SRILA BHAKTIVINODA THAKURA Arunodaya-kirtana Jiv jago Sri Nama - (from Gitavali) Gopinatha - (from Kalyana-kalpataru) part one, part two, part three Gurudeva - (from Saranagati) Manasa Deha Geha - (from Saranagati) Prasada-sevaya Kabe Ha'be Bolo - (from Saranagati) Bhoga-arati - (from Gitavali) Jaya Radha-Madhava - (from Gitavali) Radha-Krsna Bol Suddha-bhakata - (from Saranagati) Gaura-arati - (from Gitavali) Sri Nama-kirtana - Chanting of the Holy Names - (from Gitavali) Ohe! Vaisnava Thakura - (from Saranagati) Vibhavari Sesa - (from Kalyana-kalpataru) Dalalera-gita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindaram Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 Hare Krishna Maybe theres a CD of it on my Folio. /images/graemlins/confused.gif <font color="blue">O </font color> <font color="green"> Mind </font color> <font color="red"> Just </font color> <font color="orange">Worship </font color> <font color="black"> Krsna </font color> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 "Have you sincerely cried for Sri Guru ? " cried or not cried...we have now to cry to serve properly, and to chant harekrsna without offences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theist Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 I believe the new students should be taught to cry first to the Lord in the heart to find guru. Then one can cry to guru. If we accept some bogus character as guru and then cry to him for mercy what result can be expected. Caitya-guru first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 yes hare krsna first harekrsna last harekrsna in the middle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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